2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,154 2,750 87.3 85.8-88.8 404 12.7 11.2-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 564 523 92.9 89.4-95.3 41 7.1 4.7-10.6
GENDER
Male 232 208 88.8 81.8-93.3 24 11.2 6.7-18.2
Female 332 315 96.5 94.0-98.0 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
AGE
18-34 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 391 368 93.8 89.4-96.5 23 6.2 3.5-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 484 445 92.0 88.0-94.8 39 8.0 5.2-12.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 258 242 94.4 90.4-96.8 16 5.6 3.2- 9.6
Regional City or Suburban County 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 379 93.9 90.3-96.2 27 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 252 232 92.3 87.1-95.5 20 7.7 4.5-12.9
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 222 94.3 90.2-96.7 15 5.7 3.3- 9.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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